Ordered this at Cafe Dupont Saturday night. (Food note: our first visit there since they opened downtown. Everyone agreed that it was an excellent meal.) We had 3 seafood entrees and 1 steak so it seemed like a good wine to suit everyone. I had not heard of it before and chose it mainly because it was from Oregon and the others were from CA. (Note: I like plenty of CA Pinots but being unfamiliar with all 3 on the menu I thought I tried the one from Oregon.)
Initial taste was strong alcohol with no fruit detected. The scent reminded me a little of rubbing alcohol but I figured it would open up in the glass. It did just that and the alcohol scent went away but I never picked up any of the fruit described below. It was completely drinkable but disappointing for not having any Pinot magic.
Here's what the winery's website says:
The aroma reveals earthy-meat, mushroom notes that blend in with boysenberries and both black and red cherries, all within a subtle jammy, sweet richness. The flavors show some real sweetness that carries all the way through the long finish. Loads of black cherries, raspberries and boysenberries followed by toasty oak and jamminess round out the flavors.
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